Famous People with Name Jahn

Jahn Teigen            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Jahn Teigen: is a Norwegian singer and musician. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983 respectively. His given name was Jan, he added the silent H later. Since October 2006 he has been living in Sweden.

Jan Jakub Quirin Jahn            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Jan Jakub Quirin Jahn: was a Czech painter and art historian.Jahn studied painting from an early age, under his father until 1758 and later under established painters Jan Ferdinand Schor and František Xaver Palko. From 1761 he studied art at the Academy in Vienna. Jahn was the last leader of the Prague guild of painters, before the guild was dissolved as part of reforms of Joseph II. Jahn was also very well-travelled.

Dr. Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Dr. Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn: was the first German cosmonaut.In 1955 he joined the (East) German Democratic Republic air force (the Luftstreitkräfte der NVA) where he became a pilot and military scientist. From 1966–1970 he studied at the Gagarin Military Air Academy in Monino, in the

Patrick Jahn            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Patrick Jahn: is a retired German football player. He spent one season in the Bundesliga with FC Energie Cottbus. He retired in January 2009 for family reasons.

Richard Jahn            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Richard Jahn: was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres competition.

Gerhard Jahn            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Gerhard Jahn: was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1967 to 1969, and Federal Ministry of Justice from 1969 to 1974. The Nazis then subjected Lilli J